10 francs 1949 — France ( Pick: 99 )
Region:
Europe
Front side
Back side
Banknote description
The banknote is a 10 francs issued in France in 1949. It is cataloged under Pick number 99.
The front side design features miners depicted at the left and right in brown and multicolor. The back side showcases cows at the left and a farm woman with a child at the right.
This banknote measures 122 x 66 mm and is printed on paper. It is signed by Pierre Rousseau and René Favre-Gilly.
The front side design features miners depicted at the left and right in brown and multicolor. The back side showcases cows at the left and a farm woman with a child at the right.
This banknote measures 122 x 66 mm and is printed on paper. It is signed by Pierre Rousseau and René Favre-Gilly.
Specifications
- Signed by
- Pierre Rousseau, René Favre-Gilly
- Date of issue
- 1941-1945
- Paper
- paper
- Colour
- brown, red and multicolor
- Dimensions
- 122 x 66 mm
- Pick catalog
- 99
About this banknote
The Banque de France issued the 10 francs banknote (Pick 99) between 1941 and 1949, with the first date of issue on September 11, 1941. This series was introduced during World War II to address the need for smaller denominations in daily transactions.
The obverse features a coal miner holding a pickaxe, with a mining landscape in the background. The reverse depicts a peasant woman with a child, accompanied by cows and a village scene. The watermark presents a helmeted effigy of Joan of Arc, inspired by a 15th-century bust. The note measures 118 x 75 mm and was engraved by Camille Beltrand (obverse) and Ernest-Pierre Deloche (reverse).
